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I understand the façade treatments on all but the lowest level of this building. Is that just the same glass in strips with varying bands inset about a foot? are those inset bands at a slight angle or is it two different types of glass with different reflective properties? Wait, is it actually...

There is some real depth to that facade. Should do some wonderfull things with shadows.

The architecture is a bit "Anywhere, America" now but I'm still all on for the density and concept of the development.

Then we should be complaining abut the MBTA's late-in-the-game decision against building over it, not claiming the developers pulled a "bait-and-switch."

According to the current plans, a good quarter or so of the building already is designed to be raised on columns. It doesn't seem like a bait and switch to me, it seems like they were working with a different set of givens for the early design, namely that they could build over the tracks and...

Oh woah. I've been following this tangentially never realized just how much space is taken up by the station. The original design is pretty unworkable if they need to avoid the station.

The Pyramids at Giza would like to have a word with you.

New 2 World Trade renderings just dropped. https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/02/new-renderings-reveal-updated-design-for-norman-fosters-two-world-trade-center-in-financial-district.html Few highlights:

Wow. I haven't stopped in this page for a while. The texture of this building is sublime. We don't see heavily textured buildings going up in Boston much. It exciting to see a building playing with this design element in such a strong way. How the building is using the classical texture of...

I don't know this as a fact, but it sure looks alot like it was made by the artist 1010. They do these kind of layered murals. https://instagram.com/1010zzz?utm_medium=copy_link

this is huge news. The governor is throwing's her weight behind what used to be called the Triborough, now called the Interborough express because its only the parts in Brooklyn and Queens...

I know words like "iconic" are thrown around way too much, but this building seems like it really will become an icon. It is in isolation so can be seen from far away and is strange and novel but can be drawn simply if trying to describe what it looks like. We are going to be talking about this...

I'm actually pretty happy we haven't built a new tallest in a while, because a tall building isn't just a building, it is a monument. Throughout history every time a society builds a tallest building it is a representation of what that culture deems as the most important, and most powerful...

And the City Council just approved the rezoning needed to build this. https://patch.com/new-york/midtown-nyc/skyscraper-towering-over-grand-central-approved-city-council

I find this building, particularly the new ground floor, very exciting. Those passageways look great.

There is no "stacks of books" style sweeping Boston. All you are seeing is the current desires of highrise office tenants. This is what they want their office space to look like. In the 80s everyone wanted a corner office which lead to office buildings being built with lots of corners to create...

was back up in Downtown Laconia for a few days and, this is so weird to say, it is actually turning into something really cool. there are some great restaurants, an amazing coffee place, a craft beer bar with a vinyl record shop attached, and some nicely recently renovated buildings with...

"Have you tried turning your model upside down?" https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/10/1500-foot-tall-tower-by-david-adjaye-revealed-as-part-of-rfp-submission-for-418-11th-avenue-in-hudson-yards.html

I mean that garage does have a very specific facade. It's possible it was made from some notable tile or a notable designer created it or something. But I'd put money on landmarks commission being fine with it coming down if nothing comes to pass.